Railway-tie.



No. 795,185. I PATENTED JULY 18, 1905. A. W. YOGUM.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION nun APK.18.1905.

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J i. l. I 6 6 l l H: l 11 9 A 6 I is a 1 r 6 A 1 NITED STATES Patented July 18, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 795,185, dated July 18, 1905.

Application filed April 18, 1905. Serial No. 256,218.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTEMUS WILHELM Yo- CUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manheim, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway- Ties, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in metallic railway-ties, the object being to provide a tie, which may be used either for main line or yard, the parts of which are capable of quick and easy renewal without interfering with traffic and at the same time to produce a tie which will lessen the liability of accident due to imperfect wooden or other ties.

A further object is the provision of a tie which overcomes all center binding, which will not break or crack in the center, and one which may be thoroughly braced at the bearings as well as at the center, and also to provide an extensible tie capable of adjustment for different gages of track.

Still a further characteristic is the production of a tie which is rivetless and boltless, thus doing away with rattling and noise and the liability of such parts to work loose and become displaced.

With the foregoing objects in View my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section. Figs. 3 and 4 are transverse sections taken at various points, and Fig. 5 is a detail.

A A represent a pair of box-shaped bases, preferably rectangular in cross-section,though not necessarily so, and adapted to form supports or bearings upon which the bases of the rails rest. These box-shaped bases A A may be variously constructed of metal, although preferably they are made of pressed steel, bent into shape, and fastened together on the under side, as shown, by means of slots 1 and tongues 2 inserted therein. The inner ends of these bases are extended to form the straps 3 3 and 4t 4:, the former of which are slotted, as at 5 5, and the latter, 4 4, being adapted to pass'in and out through said slots alternately. By this means the bases are connected togetherand braced, while at the same time admitting of the tie being lengthened and shortened.

Sheet-metal braces, Y-shaped at their inner ends, are passed in and out through slots 7 and 8, then crossed diagonally through the interiors of the box-shaped bases in X fashion, as indicated in Fig. 1, after which their ends are passed out and in through slots 9 and 10 and finally bent around the ends of the bases, preferably as indicated at 11 11, thus affording support and reinforcement to the bases and preventing their collapsing or spreading. The inner Y-shaped ends form a part of the skeleton center of the tie and are connected by the bolt 12 and the lock-nuts 13 13., by means of which they are held adjusted the required distance apart, this construction admitting of the lengthening and shortening of the tie to suit the gage or the position of the tracks. This bolt also admits of the easy and quick dismemberment and dismantling of the tie, whereby to renew broken or damaged parts without causing the replacement and attendant difliculty and expense of an entirely new tie.

The rail is held by the integral upturned flange 14 and the movable clamp 15, which latter embraces the outer edge of slot 16, which latter is provided to receive the clamp, and its outer edge embraces and clamps the inner edge of the rail-base. .This clamp is both removable and adjustable. On its inner edge it is provided with an inclining-faced lug 17, and a wedge or key 18 is driven through slots 19 and 20 back of it, whereby to urge it outward against the rail-base and lock it securely in position. The smaller end of the wedge or key is preferably split, at 21,

whereby it may be spread or clenched by the insertion of a cold-chisel or similar tool to prevent its working loose or removal from the tie.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple tie is furnished capable of being made largely of sheet-steel, easily placed, replaced, or adjusted, lengthened, or shortened, with fastening means which requires no bolts or rivets for securing the rails or the component parts of the tie.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A railway-tie comprising a pair of hollow bases, said bases having interlaced straps at their inner ends, and means for adjustably securing the bases together.

2. A railway-tie comprising a pair of bases, said bases having interlaced straps at their inner ends, Y-shaped braces connected with the bases, and an adjustable means connecting these braces together at their inner ends.

3. A railway-tie comprising a pair of boxshaped bases, Y-shaped-braces secured thereto, and adjustable means connecting the inner ends of these braces together.

4. A'railway-tie, comprising a pair of boxshaped bases, Y-shaped braces, the outer ends of which cross each other inside the hollow centers of the bases and are secured to the opposite walls of thelatter, and means for connecting the inner ends of said braces together.

5. A railway-tie comprising a pair of boX- shaped bases formed of sheet metal bent into shape, with their edges attached, braces eX- tending across within their hollow centers and connecting their opposite vertical walls together, whereby to prevent the bases from eX- panding or collapsing.

6. A railway-tie comprising a pair of boxshaped bases formed of sheet metal bent into shape, with their edges attached, braces extending across within their hollow centers and connecting their opposite vertical walls together, whereby to prevent the bases from expanding or collapsing, and means for connecting the inner ends of said braces together.

7. A railway-tie comprising a hollow boxshaped base for the support of each rail, said base slotted and provided with a flange adapted to receive one edge of the rail-base, clamping-block constructed and adapted to embrace one edge of the slot and an edge of the railbase, and a wedge or key for urging said block against the base-flange of the rail and locking it and means for preventing the displacement of the wedge or key.

In testimony whereof I have LfliXGCl my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Ali'lEMUS WILHELM YOCUM.

WVitnesses:

CORNELIUS A. SULLIVAN, WVILLIAM O. CoLLINs. 

